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Procedure for tabling bills on women’s reservations & delimitation both opaque and non-consultative: Experts and Citizens
Even as media accessed the three bills tabled without consultation in Parliament, experts and citizens groups have criticized the opaque and non-consultative methods employed by the Modi 3.0 government
MHA’s boiler-plate response to questions about NRC
There are times when in the Parliament, subjective questions are asked, to which one cannot expect the government to give an unreserved response. However, the fact that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) completely sidestepped the issues raised in questions posed to it about the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and the possibility of a similar exercise being conducted across India, reeks of arrogance.
Anti-CAB protestors defy curfew in Assam, PM’s tweet useless amidst internet shutdown
PM issues statement of assurance on Twitter for people of a state facing an internet shut down!
3 killed in anti-CAB protests in Assam
Police resort to firing, lathi-charge and tear gas shelling to control protesters, as agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill refuses to dissipate in Assam.
New data protection law comprehensive but full of exemptions
In the Winter session of this year, the ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ based on the recommendations and findings of the Justice Srikrishna report, has been tabled in the Lok Sabha. The bill, however, has been referred to a joint select committee consisting of 30 members who will submit their report by the budget session next year after many opposition parties wanted changes to be made to the law.
927 Sikhs and Hindus granted citizenship since 2018
In one of the questions on December 11 in Rajya Sabha came a question from Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena of BJP seeking data on citizenship given to refugees from particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Don’t show anti-national content: I&B Ministry
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Calls for Civil Disobedience against CAB
Senior IPS officer resigns from Maharashtra SHRC protesting CAB
Assam engulfed in smoke as protests rage on
Zamser Ali brings in developments about the anti-CAB battle that the people of Assam are fighting
Commercial establishments around Sikh Mangu mutt demolished in Odisha
The demolition is a part of the larger plan to turn Puri into a world-heritage city
PIB’s CAB #MythBuster attempt busted
In the run up to the tabling of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019 in the Rajya Sabha, the Press Information Bureau, released a series of posts via social media called “Myth Busters” pertaining to the bill.
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